Chords for Dr. John - Iko Iko (Gumbo)

Tempo:
110.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

C

Dm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dr. John - Iko Iko (Gumbo) chords
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[D]
I go, I go, I go, I go [A] and they, they got me moving on and on and they, they got me
moving [D] on and they.
My five boys, your youth five boys, sitting [A] on the fire.
My five boys, your youth five boys, gonna set your tail [D] on fire.
We going down to the polar zone.
I go, I go, [A] I go and they, they got me moving on and on and they, they got me
[D] moving on and they.
[C]
[D] My five boys, your youth five boys, sitting [A] on the fire.
My five boys, your youth five boys, gonna set your tail [D] on fire.
We going down to the polar zone.
I go, I go, [A] I go and they, they got me moving [D] on and on and they, they got me
I go, I [A] go, I go and they, they got me moving on and on and they, they got me
[D] [C]
[D]
I go, I [A] go, I go and they, they got me moving [D] on and on and they.
My beloved to your little [Dm] boy, get [D] your head [A] on my you.
My little girl to your little boy, we're gonna kick your teeth [D] in while you
talking about hitting on, hitting on.
I go, I go, [A] I go and they, they, they got me moving on and on and they, they
[D]
[C] We
[D]
going down to mess us down.
[A]
We going to tell them about you messing around.
You going to talk about me.
[D] Call her or what you tell them to.
Go [A] ahead and call on me.
Go, we ain't do what you tell us to.
Now if you talking about [D] me,
[A]
[Dm] [C]
Now if you talking about hitting our home,
Hitting our home,
[A] [C] [Cm]
[F]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Gb]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
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To start learning Dr. John - (2006 Remaster) Iko Iko chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C, D, A and D. Set your pace at 55 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 110. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I go, I go, I go, I go [A] and they, they got me moving on and on and they, they got me
moving [D] on and they.
My five boys, your youth five boys, sitting [A] on the fire.
My five boys, your youth five boys, gonna set your tail [D] on fire.
_ _ _ _ _ We going down to the polar zone.
I go, I go, [A] I go and they, _ they got me moving on and on and they, they got me
[D] moving on and they.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] My five boys, your youth five boys, sitting [A] on the fire. _
My five boys, your youth five boys, gonna set your tail [D] on fire.
_ We going down to the polar zone.
I go, I go, [A] I go and they, they got _ me _ moving [D] on and on and they, they got me
I _ _ _ go, I [A] go, I go and they, they got me moving on and on and they, they got me
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
I go, I [A] go, I go and they, they _ _ _ got me moving [D] on and on and they. _
My beloved to your little [Dm] boy, get [D] your head [A] on my you.
My little girl to your little boy, we're gonna kick your teeth [D] in while you
talking about hitting on, hitting on.
I go, I go, [A] I go and they, they, they got me moving on and on and they, they _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] We _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
going down to mess us down.
_ _ [A] _
_ We going to tell them about you messing around.
You going to talk about me.
[D] _ _ Call her or what you tell them to.
Go [A] ahead and call on me.
Go, we ain't do what you tell us to.
Now if you talking about [D] me,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now if you talking about hitting our home,
Hitting our home, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by James Crawford, Rosa Lee Hawkins, Joan Marie Johnson and Barbara Anne Hawkins.

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